History Fair Project DUE! 1/9-1/13

After going over the process papers there is some editing to do for many of you. As a reminder HERE is the original post of how to complete the process papers and annotated bibliographies.

 As well as the layout for the Exhibit Board, It is also a standard size tri-fold board as the examples that I displayed in class.

HERE are two examples of how your process paper and annotated bibliographies should be. You need to make corrections and edit your section about your exhibit board after you create it as we discussed in class.

It is due anytime during the week of 1/9-1/13! No if, and's, or but's!

Egyptian Inventions and Achievements

1 - Go to section 2 of chapter 4 of  My World History Textbook (pages 152 through 157) and use the information to create a four column chart that describes ancient Egyptian inventions and achievements.

• Title of the Invention or Achievement 
• How the Egyptians used it
• Drawing/ Illustration of the invention/ contribution
• Modern Uses of the invention/ contribution 

2 – Explain which invention or achievement that you think was the best.

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses Mini Poster 12/7

Here is the video again about the 25 Facts of Egyptian Religion for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV4U5DuohzE

A- Read through the Gods and Goddesses handout( I have a copy in class) or read about different Egyptian gods or goddesses online

B- Decide which god or goddess you think was the best and create a mini poster. The mini poster should include :

• a title
• name of the god/ goddess
• Illustration of the god/ goddess
• a brief description of the god/ goddess 
• Must be colored !!!

C- On the back you will write a paragraph explaining if the ancient Egyptians were monotheistic or polytheistic(pg 150 Textbook) and why you choose this god or goddess.

Due Friday When You Come Into Class!

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses Video/ Summary 12/6

In class we watched and took notes about:

25 Facts About Ancient Egyptian Gods That You Probably Didn’t Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV4U5DuohzE

Afterwards we completed a summary:

On a separate sheet of paper write four-five sentences that explain what you learned in the video. Be sure to use complete sentences! When done make sure you have your name, date, period, and title of video (25 facts about ancient Egyptian religion video afterthought) are at the top of your papers. 

Egypt Under the Pharaohs Guided Reading 12/5

Egypt Under the Pharaohs Guided Reading

Answer the following questions in your notebook while you read pages 144 through 151 M.W.H.

1 – Describe the geographic features that ancient Egypt had in common with The Fertile Crescent.
2 – How many regions did ancient Egypt have?  What were they called?
3 – How did the cataracts and delta protect and isolate ancient Egypt?
4  - How was the Black Land better than the Red Land?
5 – What allowed civilization to develop in ancient Egypt?
6 – How many Kingdoms did ancient Egypt start with? Name them.
7 – Describe the ancient Egyptian government.
8 – Describe ancient Egyptian society (social classes).
9 – Describe ancient Egyptian religion and its effects on the people of ancient Egypt.
10 – How did ancient Egyptian religion make a pharaoh more powerful?
11 – How would ancient Egyptians prepare for the afterlife?
12 – Why were some ancient Egyptians mummified?

Process Paper and Annotated Bibliography Info (due 12/16)

Here is the link to the History Fair rule book that includes instructions for:

• Process Paper pg 18
• Annotated Bibliography pg 18-19

Remember that the process paper is about 500 words and is different than what will be on the poster board. What is on the poster board is a separate 500 words that is student composed and follows this layout.

To help you understand how to put sources in MLA format for you bibliography you can go here. Each type of source weather it be a book, website, documentary or interview all has to be cited a little differently.

I will only answer questions about the process paper and annotated bibliography after you have looked at the rule book. Remember I have already gone over this once in class and showed where all of the information can be found, including examples of projects which can be found here( under the exhibit tile).

Remember the Process Paper and the Annotated Bibliography is due 12/16!

Sumerian/ Egyptian Social Classes Venn Diagram 12/2

1 - Using information from pages 113 and 149 M.W.H. create a Venn diagram to compare the similarities and differences of the Sumerians and the ancient Egyptians.  Use the following words and phrases:
• Three social classes
• Five social classes
• Pharaoh
• Religion and government together maintained social classes
• Social classes
• King/priests/top officials/wealthy people in same class
• Slaves were prisoners of war or people who did not pay their debts
• Slaves/servants/farmers in the lowest class
• Most of the people in the empire were in the lowest class
• Used to support social order
• Ancient civilization
• King
• Leader was a god/king

2 - Answer:
1 – Explain if you think that these social class systems were fair or not.
2 – Explain who had a better social class system, the Egyptians or the Sumerians.
3 – If you could change the social class system, explain how you would change it.

Reading Check Questions 12/01

After reading pages 144-151 use pages 144-151 to answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. It will be collected at the end of class.

1. What are the sources of the Nile River?

2. Why could some Egyptians take jobs other than farming?

3. Which of Egypt's kingdoms was the most powerful?

4. How did Hatshepsut gain power?

5. Why were the Egyptians loyal to the pharaoh?

6. Why were priests powerful?

How to access the World History Textbook online!

You have access to the World History Textbook online. You have an account through Web Net which will be used to gain access to the textbook.

The online textbook can be found by going to https://webnet.manateeschools.net/LoginPolicy.jsp

All students have a Username and Password that they will use to login to Web Net. If you have any problems, I can help you log on.

Once logged in you will see this screen:

Next click on applications and you will see a purple icon called "Pearson-Always Learning". When clicked the icon will take them to the Pearson site. 

Once at the Pearson site you will click on my class period and then click the textbook, it will bring you here:

Then you click the eText icon in the corner and click the student version of the textbook( either in English or Spanish). Here it is: